@mchldooley.bsky.social
history professor (design, comics, animation), graphic designer, author, editor, photographer
Pasadena fans of brilliant caricature can hear the Hirschfeld Foundation's David Leopold explore Al Hirschfeld's 82 years of illustration that defined much of 20th-century popular culture, spanning Broadway, Hollywood, TV, music, dance, etc. free! @alhirschfeld.bsky.social @davidnleopold.bsky.social
30.10.2025 23:40 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
come join the fun at Comic-Con next Thursday as @robsalk.bsky.social Jim Thompson, Alonso Nuñez and i bust out of panel borders way beyond all those boring old definitions of comics.
comiccon2025.sched.com/event/26wgo
are you at Comic-Con next week? come join me, @kmunson.bsky.social @sydneyheifler.bsky.social @shaenon.bsky.social and others as we discuss Trina Robbins's many wonderful, landmark books spotlighting comics and cartooning's greatest women artists.
comiccon2025.sched.com/event/271Z8/...
Trina Robbins's Herstorian Legacy: a photo of Trina and a selection of her books.
SDCC panel: I'll be covering Trina Robbins's history/herstory books with @kmunson.bsky.social, Lee Marrs, @mchldooley.bsky.social, @sydneyheifler.bsky.social, Peter Maresca, and Bruce Simon!
14.07.2025 22:44 — 👍 28 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
join me as i explore four varieties of bad taste: schlock, camp, kitsch, and funk. i'm one of nearly four dozen free online presenters on June 24-25 during the International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference in Brussels, Belgium: sign up for mine and get ’em all.
bit.ly/tastesuper
newly posted: commentary on Will Eisner’s WWII posters, with bunches of wonderful hi-rez examples (starring Joe Dope) ~
ijoca.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
read @mrfishcartoons.bsky.social 's smart, entertaining chat w/ Art Spiegelman: "Convenience makes the instinct to struggle against apathy disappear, which is why comics are more important than ever because they insist on contemplation."
theindependentink.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
on today's Independent Ink, check out @ mrfishcartoons.bsky.social 's engaging one-hour talking heads (no visual aids!) conversation with fellow cartoonists Steve Brodner, @anntelnaes.bsky.social
and @keefknight.bsky.social
hi, there. here are some folks i think you'd enjoy following...
27.05.2025 22:06 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
...and here's the direct link to my Print feature on Nast.
www.printmag.com/design-criti...
@dailycartoonist.bsky.social ’s column on Thomas Nast cites one story with a "positive" take on the influential political cartoonist, one negative – citing his "bigotry" against Catholics/Irish – and one with "a balanced approach" to Nast, written by... me!
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
also on this Fanbase Press newsletter: link to a very nice "Canvas Rebel" interview with Barbra Dillon!
03.05.2025 23:51 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Mark Evanier, Mike Royer
Charles Hatfield
a fun preview night for the Jack Kirby exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center ~ #2 of 2
@evanier.bsky.social @seehatfield.bsky.social @skirball.bsky.social @jackkirbymuseum.bsky.social
David Mack, Henry Barajas
Mark Parsons
a fun preview night for the Jack Kirby exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center ~ #1 of 2
@david-mack.bsky.social @henrybarajas.bsky.social @piratelibrarian.bsky.social @skirball.bsky.social @jackkirbymuseum.bsky.social
next Tuesday, May 6, 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT
DAN NADEL on ROBERT CRUMB
nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/d...
have you ever wondered anything about Crumb? now's your chance to ask Dan, author of the new, critically acclaimed, 480-page bio.
FREE! register now: comicssymposium@gmail.com
pix of an illuminating evening as i interviewed the marvelously multitalented artist David Mack, plus Daredevil: Born Again's production designer Michael Shaw, at ArtCenter, and the post-panel book signing (04/11) @david-mack.bsky.social @manwithoutfear.com ~ & thx to @piratelibrarian.bsky.social
14.04.2025 01:29 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2thank you @manwithoutfear.com and @jthuconn.bsky.social !
14.04.2025 01:07 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0photo by @henrybarajas.bsky.social
13.04.2025 19:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On Muse set of BORN AGAIN: Mack, Charlie Cox, Hunter Doohan, & Production Designer Michael Shaw.
April 11th, 7pm at @artcenteredu David Mack & Michael Shaw, speak w @mchldooley.bsky.social - FREE to public!
I hope u love my MUSE ART / MURALS in the show
kirbyscomicartshop.com/collections/...
more info here: artcenter.libcal.com/calendar/eve...
07.04.2025 17:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
to my L.A. friends: this coming Friday at ArtCenter i’ll be moderating a convivial conversation with @david-mack.bsky.social and we'll be joined by Michael Shaw, Daredevil: Born Again’s talented production designer. it’s free, so please come. and hey, bring a friend!
05.04.2025 23:44 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2
#2 of 2: it's always a great pleasure to reconnect with old friends and make new ones - and discover more terrific art! - at #WonderCon @rhodemontijo.bsky.social @tonymoyart.bsky.social @stephanfranck.bsky.social @dannyfingeroth.bsky.social
04.04.2025 01:30 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
#1 of 2: it's always a great pleasure to reconnect with old friends and make new ones - and discover more terrific art! - at #WonderCon @david-mack.bsky.social @lonniemillsap.bsky.social @barbrajdillon.bsky.social @fanbasepress.bsky.social @act4publishing.bsky.social
04.04.2025 01:25 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
here are a couple more samples of the kinds of "sick" comics/cartoons we'll be inspecting this Sunday at WonderCon. please come and be part pf our rollicking operation! @seehatfield.bsky.social
24.03.2025 06:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
at WonderCon this Sunday ~ join Charles Hatfield, Jim Thompson, and me as we examine midcentury's "sick" comic books, comic strips, and cartoons that were mad mixes of horror, humor, hostility, and social critique (think Lenny Bruce stand-up). @seehatfield.bsky.social
24.03.2025 06:03 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
at WonderCon ~ join our panel on Saturday to discuss Feiffer's brilliant legacy including his Village Voice comic strip, Great Comic Book Heroes book, Carnal Knowledge and Popeye films, Kill My Mother graphic novel trilogy, and children's books. @dannyfingeroth.bsky.social @seehatfield.bsky.social
22.03.2025 19:56 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
happy #daredevil day to all who celebrate. @david-mack.bsky.social and I first became pals on long car rides talking Daredevil. then we got to make daredevil comics together and we thought that was pretty amazing. tonight we get to share screen credit on the kick ass DD show.
05.03.2025 05:34 — 👍 212 🔁 18 💬 7 📌 5
“Jimmy“ Swinnerton is one of the most creative, respected and prolific comic artists from the early 20th century — yet his work has seen little reproduction until this year. Jimmy! re-introduces his 6-decade career in comics, including his long-running “Little Jimmy.”
www.amazon.com/Jimmy-Comic-...
free online event: The Comic Art of James Swinnerton
this Tuesday, March 18, 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT
with @eddiecampbell.bsky.social Michael @tisserand.bsky.social, Peter Maresca, Paul C. Tumey, & Rick Marschall.
nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com/2025/03/07/t... email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register
